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Hi My name is Diana. Welcome To Greener Identity. I write about how we collectively can make a difference revisiting our beliefs and daily habits, learning more about the environment and being an active participant. It is up to all of us to be part of the solution. Please join me.

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Before the Covid-19 crisis started, we had been to

Before the Covid-19 crisis started, we had been to the local bulk shop and as we usually buy big quantities, for weeks we didn't need to get anything from that place.
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The shop has been open but only taking online orders. Recently I was running out of few things and decided to put an order. I got everything in paper bags but some had plastic inside which it was very odd because they don't even offer plastic bags when you shop there 🙄
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The win was that when we collected the order we managed to take our own glass jars and got nut butters, tahini, honey (photo 2) and white vinegar .
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Many places these days are not allowing BYO. For instance, the place where we get our veggies has a small deli and I usually buy olives, sun dried tomatoes etc they haven't allowed customers to bring their own containers for the past 2 months.
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I really hope that in the future these good habits don't get lost and we can continue reducing our waste and inspiring change.
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What about you? Can you buy in bulk these days? What challenges are you facing when shopping and try to reduce waste?
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Sometimes we spend our money in stuff we don't eve

Sometimes we spend our money in stuff we don't even need
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Buying impulsively often seeks instant gratification, so thinking about a bigger picture can be helpful to change that behavior. A reminder to a greater goal is a great motivator to save 💰
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What future dream would you like to see come true?
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Photo courtesy: Kat Kelly
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#save #ecoliving #sustainability #buyless #shopless #savemore #dreams #Saveforthat #reducewaste #consciousliving #needorwant #zerowaste #reducewaste #lessresources

The local public library is closed these days due

The local public library is closed these days due to the COVID-19 situation, but luckily Street Libraries come to the rescue.
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These little libraries are open and free for the community. You can take what you need and return it when you are done. You can also donate books to share.
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This one is maybe 5 minutes away from my house. They have one shelf for kids and one shelf for adults. It is quite lovely.
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In Australia, you can check the website to locate street libraries near you: https://streetlibrary.org.au
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Have you borrowed books from these little libraries?
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** A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how gratefu

** A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how grateful I am to have a little backyard that where I can go out, look at the sky & appreciate nature and I said I would share with you some of my favourites plants **.
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Plant #3: this is called Purple Blop. It is not really Purple but it seems it can be. I really like this plant.
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It on the same position all year round, it doesn't really need a lot of maintenance - my type of plants 😁.
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The watering can adds a touch. One day, my mum and mother in law were walking around the neighborhood and they saw it with a pile of stuff someone was throwing away so they decided to save it. With this plant it is a perfect pair.
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We are not sure what's the propagation method, but recently my hubby planted a little purple blob piece in another pot and it seems the roots are growing. Let's see if it works 🌱 .
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Plants and nature make me feel really grateful. What about you? What are you grateful for today?
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This is my little buttons collection. I save all t

This is my little buttons collection. I save all the buttons I can and later use them to repair clothes. I remove them from: .
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+ Clothes made from natural fibres that I end up composting.
+ items that are no longer wearable and I repurpose them.
+ Clothes which have spare buttons -
I often find them annoying as they are attached to the internal tags.
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Once a bought a second hand top and it was missing a button, I always wondered if the owner gave it away just because the button was missing 😐.
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I am not a "professional" repairing my clothes, but certainly sewing a button is one of the easiest tasks we can all do.
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Do you also have a buttons collection? .
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This is another plant I like from my little garden

This is another plant I like from my little garden 🙂. It is called Cyclamen. Plant #2.
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I got to know this plant when we moved to this house and a friend brought us one of these as a gift. That was a red one, since then we have also bought white and pink varieties.
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They don't seem to like too much sun, so in summer we often keep them a bit protected under a shadow. In the colder months they seem to enjoy the weather ❄
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These Cyclamen grow little baby plants on the sides of the mother plant and then you can just carefully remove them and plant them in another pot (photo 3).
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Aren't these Cyclamen plants beautiful?
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